Press Review

Reacting to Boris Johnson’s request to reopen the withdrawal agreement I told POLITICO that new negotiations would be completely unacceptable. Irish peace and European principles prevail over the selfish interests of Boris Johnson and his chaotic Tory troupe. You can read the whole article here.weiterlesen

A study for our Green group in the Bundestag concludes that the Brexit withdrawal agreement could allow the UK to undermine EU social and environmental standards. I am concerned about the possibility that the UK becomes a dumping zone – which would not only harm British consumers and workers but also endanger fair competition in … weiterlesen

The numerous Brexit turns confuse people all over Europe. I am worrying about the strain Brexit is placing on the British democracy. There is so much divisiveness and populism that we can only hope cross-party initiatives will succeed soon in finding an answer to this chaos. You can read more on this topic weiterlesen

CDU-leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has responded to Macron’s proposal of a “European Renaissance”. In my opinion, her response has nothing to do with the renewal of the EU. She shows absolutely no ambition neither on climate and social justice nor on a stable euro. Instead her proposal to remove the EU Parliament’s seat in Strasbourg is … weiterlesen

In my interview with TV5Monde on the 3rd of February 2019, I describe, among other things, how the yellow-vest protests in France are perceived in Germany. These protests illustrate the fact that Macron did not adequately address social inequalities in France with his policies. It is important that ecological and social policies go hand in … weiterlesen

In my interview with BBC Radio Kent and John Warnett I discussed the upcoming vote in the British Parliament. The Members of Parliament are voting on a series of amendments to decide which approach they would like to take in exiting from the European Union. From a European perspective we want to avoid a hard … weiterlesen

In my interview with Channel 4, I explained the reasoning behind the open Brexit letter to the British Times which I initiated together with Norbert Röttgen, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee (CDU). In our letter we express how much we would want the Britons to stay should they decide to exit from Brexit. I … weiterlesen

In my interview with BBC Radio Kent I discussed the reasoning behind the Brexit letter to the British Times, which was signed by many German politicians, business and civil society leaders. In these difficult times we wanted to share with the British people that we would miss them and how much we would want them … weiterlesen

On the 22nd of January France and Germany will sign a new treaty, a supplement to the 1963 Élysée treaty, which is intended to strengthen the European project. The treaty opens the door to enhanced cooperation in the economic, social and political fields between the two countries. Conversely, the treaty is not as ambitious as … weiterlesen

In an open letter to the British Times, which Norbert Röttgen, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the German Bundestag, and I initiated, several influential politicians, business leaders, artists and civil society leaders from Germany have expressed that our door and arms remain open should the Britons decide to exit … weiterlesen